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Brooks Run is described by the Kentucky Division of Water as a stream with impaired uses due to low water quality. Each of the five (5) northern Bullitt County Phase II cities is located at least partially within the Brooks Run Watershed. The main channel passes through Fox Chase and Pioneer Village and primary tributaries flow from or through Hillview, Hunters Hollow and Hebron Estates.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - A priest from a big family will guide a large portion of Bullitt County’s Catholic family into the future.

The Rev. Brian Kenney will officially become the pastor at St. Aloysius of Shepherdsville and St. Benedict in Lebanon Junction on Labor Day weekend. He will also guide the St. Clare Oratory in Colesburg.

The youngest of seven children, Kenney was raised in Louisville, attending church and school at St. Barnabas and St. Raphael. He graduated from St. Xavier High School.

The Bullitt County Health Department wants to remind the community the best way to prevent flu is to get a flu vaccination each year. Seasonal flu shots will be available at the following locations:

Flu shot clinics will be held at the Bullitt County Health Department beginning the week of Tuesday, October 5, 2010. The hours for flu shot clinics will be Tuesdays from 7:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

PIONEER VILLAGE - It was 200 years ago that a group of seven pioneers gathered to start a Baptist church in a wilderness dotted with rustic log cabins and primitive stone houses in northern Bullitt County.

Little did they know they were establishing a church that would stand two centuries and become one of the largest congregations in the county.

As this year marks the bicentennial of Little Flock Ministry Center the church has commemorated the historic milestone with a series of monthly events that began in January.

The Bullitt County Fairgrounds recently played host to the seventh annual Bluegrass 101 festival.

The event featured a variety of country and bluegrass music from acts such as Cumberland River, Town Mountain, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Driving Rain, Kentucky Wind and of course, Bluegrass 101.

The Very Important Partner (VIP) Youth Poster Campaign recognizes youth who model a drug-free life. Nominated youths write an essay, go through an interview and vetting process and are chosen for their example of drug-free choices.

The 2010 VIP youth unveiled their posters at a ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Paroquet Springs Conference Centre.

Editor’s Note: The following is a story on a seminar held for students during the past school year. It is a perfect way for students to get the year started.

HEBRON ESTATES - What sparked you to do what you do?

A panel of adults from all walks of life recently talked with a group of North Bullitt High School students. Part of that discussion was to light a spark in the minds of the juniors and seniors in attendance.

CONNECT at Bernheim is a nighttime collision of art, music, science and technology around Lake Nevin. Artists, scientists, naturalists, progressive thinkers and innocent bystanders unite in this celebration of creativity and technology-informed, infused and surrounded by nature.

CONNECT is Bernheim’s grand invitation for all to experiment, play, dance and dream. One can participate in the madness or simply enjoy the sights and sounds.

Saturday, Sept. 11 5:52pm - 9:52pm (Two hours before and after sunset). Enter at the Sunset Amphitheatre on Lake Nevin.

SHEPHERDSVILLE -- After losing much of his hearing to a massive stroke in 1988 and surviving another one four years later, Mycle Brandy suffered a third stroke in 1997 that rendered his right side paralyzed, confining him to a wheel chair.

To many, it seemed the 46 -year-old might never fully recover, but Brandy was determined to walk again.

“It was a hard one to overcome,” Brandy said. “But I’m pretty stubborn.”